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School Counselor Resources: Best Techniques & Questions
School counselors play a vital role in the welfare of children and the operation of schools, building effective and impactful practices based on lasting trust [...]
Using Coping Cards in Therapy: 13 Examples & Templates
Supporting clients to develop a range of coping skills is a common focus in therapy. Having effective coping tools helps to manage difficult emotions, overcome [...]
Mentalization-Based Therapy Guide: Best Worksheets and Techniques
To neuroscientists, psychoanalysts, existential philosophers, and various types of mental health practitioners, the idea of mentalization is both foundational and captivating. Use of the term [...]
How to Teach Mindfulness: Your Ultimate Course and Guide
Let me guess – you love mindfulness, you have experienced many of its benefits, and now you want to teach others. Mindfulness is a skill [...]
Strengths-Based Approach in Social Work: 6 Examples & Tools
The strengths-based approach to social work focuses on a client’s personal, relational, and community assets, rather than their deficits (Pulla, 2017). It is a holistic, [...]
How to Foster Positive Communication: 9 Effective Techniques
Can you recall a really good conversation you’ve had? What was memorable about it? Was it the topic, the words, or just a feeling it [...]
How to Become a Counselor: 14 Courses & Online Options
You want to help others achieve their goals and become the best version of themselves. You’re committed to working with clients to negotiate changes and [...]
What Is Bullying? A Look at Its Psychological Impact
Bullying is certainly an unusual yet interesting phenomenon. If you ask most people, they are likely to say that they have been the victim of [...]
Communication Skills in Counseling & Therapy: 17 Techniques
Positive outcomes from therapy and counseling rely on the strength of the relationship between the mental health professional and the client. Such connections build on [...]
How to Support Clients With Job Loss Depression & Stress
When you meet someone for the first time, they will ask your name. The next question is likely to be about what you do for [...]